calendar-with-clock-icon-uc-santa-barbara Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 11:00am - 12:00pm
location-icon-uc-santa-barbara Engineering Science Building Room 1001

Presenters:

Jaber Daneshamooz (Computer Science)
"No One Left Behind: Bridging Internet Quality Gaps for Education and Work"

Alexander Davydov (Mechanical Engineering)
"Fortune Favors the Robust: Toward Reliable Control of Engineering Systems"

Ajaykrishnan Edamana Illam Satheeshkumar (Computer Science)
"Fair Division on Graphs: Avoiding Envy Isn’t Easy"

Anand Gokhale (Mechanical Engineering)
"Whose Job Is It Anyway? The Science of Task Allocation in Teams"

Xiangwei Kong (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
"Optical Switch That Enable Future AI"

Lisa Månsson (Materials)
"Lighting the Way to Glioblastoma Containment"

Adam Quintero (Electrical & Computer Engineering)
"Reinforcement Learning for Industrial Cold Storage Optimization"

Emily Spitaleri (Mechanical Engineering)
"Electrospun Membranes"

Judges:

Our esteemed judges for this round are:

  • Amanda Nichols (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Environmental Studies Department)

  • Mike Cole (Retired Entrepreneur )

  • Chris Gifford (Assistant Director of Academic Appointments, Graduate Council)

  • Danielle Harlow (Associate Dean of Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, Education Department Faculty)

  • Conor Pugsley (Undergraduate Student, Chemistry Department)